___________________________________________________________Feiern Sie jedes Wochenende in der German American Society Pinellas:

Eat , drink, dance and "schunkel"! Every Saturday night the German American Society rolls back the clock to a by-gone era. You'll delight to the music of a live band. Listen , sing along, and dance to favorite German and American tunes of the last century.

Doors open at 6 pm for dinner, snacks or just coffee and Kuchen. Dancing starts at 7:30 pm. There's a plentyful supply of German Beers, Wines and Schnaps at the full service bar.Join the fun with great music, German food and drink at an authentic German Dance hall. Come for German heritage, memories, Gemuetlichkeit and friendship.Dirndls and Lederhosen are always encouraged.Located at 8098 66th street in Pinellas Park, north of Park Boulevard and just South of 82nd Avenue. For information google German American Society of Pinellas County.

President of the Cultural Center Susanne Nielsen with new President of the German American Society Pinellas Anne Boortz_____________________________________________________________________

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In 1845, we see the birth of Wilhelm Roentgen. He was a german physicist who on Nov 8,1895 produced and detected electromatic radiation in a wavelength range today known as xrays. This achievement earned him the first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901.

In 1882, Robert Kock announced before the Phycological Society of Berlin that he had isolated the tubercule bacillus, the cause of tuberculosis.He received the Nobel Prize in 1905 in Medicine for these findings.

In 1912, we see the birth of Werner Von Braun. Braun was a German born rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States.

In 1941, we see the birth of Bruno Ganz in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a theatre,stage and film actor. In 1996, Gants received the mysterious Iffland ring from Joseph Meinrad, which is given to the most important actor of German speaking theatre in the past 200 years.

Acclaimed simply as “one of the greats” by the Manchester Evening News, internationally renowned conductor Günther Herbig will be joined by Principal Trumpet Robert Smith in Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto on a program with Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 andBrahms’ mighty Symphony No. 4. Includes a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers in the concert hall beginning one hour prior to curtain.

Show times: Fri, April 13 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, April 14 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 15 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

April 18 and 19: Celebrate Broadway – Coffee Series

Stuart Malina conducts this morning concert that will feature Gershwin's Overture to Girl Crazy, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera selections, and Sullivan's Overture to The Mikado, among other works. Guests will be treated to complimentary coffee and Krispy Kreme doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation one hour before the performance.

Show times: Wed, April 18 at 10am, Ruth Eckerd Hall; Thurs, April 19 at 11am, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater

Tickets: $24, $29, $42

April 21 and 22: American Songbook Encore – Raymond James Pops Series

Get on board this hit parade of best-loved songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Cole Porter…I’ve Got Rhythm, Our Love Is Here to Stay, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, The Man I Love, I’ve Got the World on a String, Old Black Magic, Too Darn Hot, Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You and many more. Conducted by Stuart Malina with vocalists Joel Malina and Hilary Kole.

Show times: Sat, April 21 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 22 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

April 27, 28 and 29: A Musical Feast – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series

James Tocco will give the United States premiere of 19th century composer Eduard Franck’s Piano Concerto No. 1 that has recently been rediscovered, as part of this musical feast of spirited overtures from Weber’s Oberon, Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied and Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, along with Wagner’s Die Meistersinger: Prelude. Conducted by Stefan Sanderling, the performances include a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers in the concert hall beginning one hour prior to curtain.

Show times: Fri, April 27 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, April 28 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 29 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Progress Energy Morning Masterworks, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________Feiern Sie jedes Wochenende in der German American Society Pinellas:

Eat , drink, dance and "schunkel"! Every Saturday night the German American Society rolls back the clock to a by-gone era. You'll delight to the music of a live band. Listen , sing along, and dance to favorite German and American tunes of the last century.

Doors open at 6 pm for dinner, snacks or just coffee and Kuchen. Dancing starts at 7:30 pm. There's a plentyful supply of German Beers, Wines and Schnaps at the full service bar.Join the fun with great music, German food and drink at an authentic German Dance hall. Come for German heritage, memories, Gemuetlichkeit and friendship.Dirndls and Lederhosen are always encouraged.Located at 8098 66th street in Pinellas Park, north of Park Boulevard and just South of 82nd Avenue. For information google German American Society of Pinellas County.

President of the Cultural Center Susanne Nielsen with new President of the German American Society Pinellas Anne Boortz_____________________________________________________________________

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Currency Exchange international buys and sells over 80 currencies,issue & cash foreign drafts and travelers checks for several countries. No minimum or maximum amount. FCE also specializes in bank to bank international wires,just cents above international rate!

It is our mission, say Lee and his team to provide the best exchange possible. If you can find a better rate that day within 100 miles bring it to them and they will adjust their rate to beat it.

Most currencies are in inventory, no wait. Exchange in minutes with proper ID. Locations are Westshore Mall in Tampa, Westfield Mall at Countryside, and Southgate Mall in Sarasota.

For fabulous one of a kind jewelry creations by a German trained jeweler, please visit King Jewelry Design in the International Plaza next to Nordstrom’s. Call 813-354-5588.______________________________________________________________Bills Minute in German Cultural History

In 1845, we see the birth of Wilhelm Roentgen. He was a German physicist who on Nov 8,1895 produced and detected electromatic radiation in a wavelength range today known as x-rays. This achievement earned him the first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901.

In 1882, Robert Koch announced before the Physicological Society of Berlin that he had isolated the tubercule bacillus, the cause of tuberculosis.He received the Nobel Prize in 1905 in Medicine for these findings.

In 1912, we see the birth of Werner Von Braun. Braun was a German born rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect and one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States.

In 1941, we see the birth of Bruno Ganz in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a theatre,stage and film actor. In 1996, Gants received the mysterious Iffland ring from Joseph Meinrad, which is given to the most important actor of German speaking theatre in the past 200 years.

The 2012 Winter Opera Festival opens on February 11, 2012 with the opéra-comique version of Bizet’s fiery Carmen with the original spoken dialogue. Opera’s most famous femme fatale, Carmen tells the electrifying story of the free-spirited gypsy and how she uses the love of an entranced soldier for her own gain resulting in jealousy and murder. Known for her “velvety timbre” and “magnificent presence, both as a singer and as an actress”, Mezzo-Soprano Fredrika Brillembourg will make her Sarasota Opera debut in the title role. Not seen in Sarasota since 1995, tenor Antonio Nagore will return to the Sarasota Opera stage as the obsessive, love stricken Don José. Danielle Walker, last heard as Don Elvira in last Season’s Don Giovanni, sings Micaëla and Carlos Monzón portrays the toreador Escamillo. Carmen will be performed in French with English supertitles and will run for 11 performances from February 11 through March 24, 2012

Lucia di LammermoorMusic by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
9 Performances: February 18, 21, 23, 26m, March 2, 7, 9m, 17m, 23
Deceit leads to murder which leads to madness in Donizetti’s musically and dramatically exhilarating masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. Rising opera star, Soprano Kathleen Kim, returns to Sarasota Opera to make her role debut as Lucia. Ms. Kim was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and returned as a Studio Artist in 2005. During the 2010-2011 Season, Ms. Kim appeared as Madame Mao in the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of Nixon in China and reprised her acclaimed portrayal of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos also at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition, Ms. Kim’s 2010-2011 Season included appearances as The Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte at the Bavarian State Opera, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Poppea in Agrippina at the Boston Lyric Opera. “I can’t even describe how excited I am to go back to sing my role debut of Lucia at Sarasota Opera”, says Ms. Kim. “Lucia has been one of my dream roles since I was a student. Sarasota Opera performed Lucia di Lammermoor when I was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and of course I sang in the chorus. I remember dreaming of singing the title role at every performance. Sarasota Opera is a very special place for me because it was my first Apprentice Artist program after graduation. During my time there I learned so much that schools can’t teach – the experience of live theater and being a performer. Because of my familiarity with the rehearsal process and the number of performances they do, I knew Sarasota Opera would be the perfect place for me to do my first Lucia. I am so glad I waited!”
Ms. Kim has been heralded by Opera News as “spectacular”, by the Chicago Sun-Times as “a revelation”, and the Chicago Tribune noted that Ms. Kim “nailed her stratospheric coloratura aria with a precise, penetrating soprano.”
Ms. Kim will be joined on stage by Lee Poulis, last seasons villainous Don Giovanni, as Lucia’s spiteful brother, Enrico. In addition, Joshua Kohl returns, seen last season as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, as Edgardo and Young-Bok Kim, who was Colline in last season’s La bohème, returns as Raimondo, Lucia’s tutor. Stage Director, Brian Robertson, who directed the 2005 Sarasota Opera production of Stiffelio, returns to direct and Sarasota Opera favorite Maestro Anthony Barrese will conduct. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, Lucia di Lammermoor runs from February 18 – March 24, 2012.

Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera Premiere
7 Performances: March 3, 6, 11m, 14, 17, 22, 25m
For the first time on the Sarasota Opera stage, Maestro Victor DeRenzi, celebrating his 30th year as Artistic Director, will lead the cast and orchestra in Verdi’s masterpiece Otello which will mark Sarasota Opera’s final five years of the Verdi Cycle ending in 2016. Verdi’s tour-de-force is the tale of passionate love undermind by the vindictive scheming of Iago, Otello’s ensign, throwing Otello into a murderous rage against his innocent wife, Desdemona. Rafael Dávila will return to bring his robust and beautiful full lyric tenor voice to the stage in his portrayal of the title role, and Maria D’Amato, last season’s heartbreaking Mimi in La bohème, will portray the deceived yet endlessly faithful Desdemona. Otello will be performed in Italian with English supertitles and will run from March 3 through March 25, 2012.

Vanessa
Music by Samuel Barber
Sung in English with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera PremiereMarch 10, 13, 15, 18m, 21, 24
**Free pre-performance introductions 45 minutes before curtain in Felding Hall
Rounding out the 2012 Winter Season will be Samuel Barber’s Vanessa as a continuation of the new American Classics series. An opera of lyrical and intense beauty, Vanessa weaves a story of lies, secrets and evasion between an aging aunt, dreaming of love’s return, and her niece Erika, who waits for love to come. Kara Shay Thomson, who brought down the house in 2009 as Tosca, returns to sing the title role. Making their Sarasota Opera debut, rising star, mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock, will assume the role as her niece Erika and tenor Scott Piper will sing the role of Anatol, the love interest of both women. The creative team responsible for the success of last year’s production of The Crucible will return to build Vanessa from the ground up right here in Sarasota including Scenic Designer Michael Schweikardt, Costume Designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan, Lighting Designer Ken Yunker and Wigs and Make-Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard. David Neely returns to conduct and Michael Unger returns to direct. Vanessa will be sung in English with supertitles projected above the screen and will run from March 10 through March 24, 2012.
Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th Season Gala March 25, 2012
The 2011-2012 Season marks Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th season as Artistic Director of Sarasota Opera. This monumental achievement will be celebrated with a gala celebration and concert featuring Sarasota Opera Artists, Sarasota Youth Opera and the Sarasota Opera Orchestra which will close out the 2011-2012 Season. A gala dinner will begin at 5pm in the Peterson Great Room of the Sarasota Opera House followed by Maestro’s 30th Season Concert at 7pm. Dessert and tributes will resume in the Peterson Great Room following the concert.

ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA
Based in Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 53rd consecutive season. In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20-million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.Since 1983 the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. Since then the company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.The 2011-2012 Season featured Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the fall. The 2012 Winter Festival will include Bizet’s Carmen (opéra-comique version with spoken dialogue), Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi’s Otello, and Barber’s Vanessa. Subscriptions are on sale by calling (941) 328-1300 or visiting the Sarasota Opera Box Office. Single tickets went on sale August 1st online (www.sarasotaopera.org) and September 1st in the Box Office.Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota._____________________________________________________________

Acclaimed simply as “one of the greats” by the Manchester Evening News, internationally renowned conductor Günther Herbig will be joined by Principal Trumpet Robert Smith in Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto on a program with Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 andBrahms’ mighty Symphony No. 4. Includes a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers in the concert hall beginning one hour prior to curtain.

Show times: Fri, April 13 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, April 14 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 15 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

April 18 and 19: Celebrate Broadway – Coffee Series

Stuart Malina conducts this morning concert that will feature Gershwin's Overture to Girl Crazy, Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom of the Opera selections, and Sullivan's Overture to The Mikado, among other works. Guests will be treated to complimentary coffee and Krispy Kreme doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation one hour before the performance.

Show times: Wed, April 18 at 10am, Ruth Eckerd Hall; Thurs, April 19 at 11am, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater

Tickets: $24, $29, $42

April 21 and 22: American Songbook Encore – Raymond James Pops Series

Get on board this hit parade of best-loved songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Cole Porter…I’ve Got Rhythm, Our Love Is Here to Stay, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, The Man I Love, I’ve Got the World on a String, Old Black Magic, Too Darn Hot, Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You and many more. Conducted by Stuart Malina with vocalists Joel Malina and Hilary Kole.

Show times: Sat, April 21 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 22 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

April 27, 28 and 29: A Musical Feast – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series

James Tocco will give the United States premiere of 19th century composer Eduard Franck’s Piano Concerto No. 1 that has recently been rediscovered, as part of this musical feast of spirited overtures from Weber’s Oberon, Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied and Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, along with Wagner’s Die Meistersinger: Prelude. Conducted by Stefan Sanderling, the performances include a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers in the concert hall beginning one hour prior to curtain.

Show times: Fri, April 27 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, April 28 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, April 29 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Progress Energy Morning Masterworks, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ SPECIAL EVENT!

“GERMAN POETS AND MUSICIANS ON THE ROAD” COMES TO UT MARCH 26

TAMPA — A little bit of Germany will come to The University of Tampa on Monday, March 26, during “German Poets and Musicians on the Road.” The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Hall’s Fletcher Lounge and will feature pianist Evelyn Ulex and actor Hartmut Becker. The performance is free and open to the public, though seating is limited.

Presented by the German Consul General to the State of Florida Eva Alexandra Countess Kendeffy, the program will alternate musical works performed by Ulex with poetry and prose read by Becker. Musical selections include those by Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Alban Berg, Kurt Weill, Boris Blacher, Samuel Barber and Rodion K. Schtschedrin. Literary works include those by Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Anna Seghers, Lion Feuchtwanger, Berthold Brecht, Wolfgang Borchert and Klaus Pohl.

Born in Berlin, Ulex won the National “Festival of Young Talent” in Dresden, Germany at age 10. She studied at the Special School for Music in Berlin, continued her studies at the Hanns Eisler University, graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts and pursued further studies at the Folkwang Hochschule. She has performed on three continents as a soloist, as well as with orchestras and chamber music ensembles. Ulex is a founding member of the TransAtlantic Ensemble with Grammy-nominated clarinetist Mariam Adam.

Becker is a popular German stage and film actor. He has worked in theater since 1962, starring in dozens of plays from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams. He made his film debut in 1970 in the film “o.k.,” a West German anti-war film directed by Michael Verhoeven. His first English-speaking role was as a German prisoner of war in the BBC miniseries “Forgive our Foolish Ways” in 1980. He played Sergeant Gustav Wagner in the Emmy-nominated television miniseries “Escape from Sobibor” (1987). Becker has produced performances mingling literature and music since 1998.